Big Words

I smoke this pipe as I am writing
More words just filter out
This haunting gift, I'm going with it
So I can make my voice heard

Do I rearrange my language
Use big words that no one understands
I'm not a pompous person
The person that is you

I can explain so many things
With the simplest of words
And still make out a story
Poetry belongs to the world

I will not speak over your heads
I will make all stories known
I don't care if you don't like it
I've perfected of my craft

Your words flow, oh, so pretty
But the problem is you see
A dictionary or thesaurus
No one should have to look them up

So go along, be arrogant
Think that you're better than the rest
I write everything from feeling
I don't care about your praise

I've channeled my emotions
And I've put them into words
This is my true self I am showing
I don't do it for the fame

You can love me or just hate me
It's not my main concern
I have no trouble, writer's block
Enjoy your feeble mind

If I have made you angry
Somehow, I'll carry on
I have better things to do
Than to listen to you whine

Contempt I have, for many
When a writer cannot be
Free to ponder philosophical
And share their wisdom with the world

Author's Note

Find in thee, an irony
Standing at the front
One for you, one for me
And very, very blunt

Reviews

[Michael G.]

Excellent thoughts and well written. The flow makes for an easy read. The content makes it that much more enjoyable.
I so agree with your thoughts here.

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Spoken as a true poet. Writing should always be about saying what is on your mind and not be morphed into something that it is not to please the masses. Writing is personal and always selfish at first and if someone can be inspired by it then you have done two great things. Well-written!